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CHILDS CARRIAGE.

N0. 304,215. Patented Aug. 26.1884.

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URIAH MCOLINGHIE, OF NEW YORK, AND J AY F. BUTLER, QF BROOKLYN, N. Y.

` CHILDS CARRIAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent'No. 304,215, dated August26, 1884.

Application filed January 7, 1884.

To ctZZ whom, it may concern.:

Be it known that we, URIAH McCLINcHrE, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county and State of New York, and JAY F.BUTLER, 'a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in thecounty of Kings and State of New York, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Childrens Carriages, of which the following is aspecification.

Our invention has for its. object the improvement of that class ofchildrens carriages in which the carriage-body'is supported uponparallel side bars by means of intermediate springs, its purpose beingto impart an easy, elastic, and uniform motion to the carriagebody bymeans of simple and graceful forms of spring-connections.

To this end the invention consists in the combination, with the body andside base of a childs carriage, of two conversely-curved rear springsand two .front C-springs, all of which are arranged longitudinallybetween the side bars and carriage-body, the lower ends of the front andrear springs. being connected to each other and to the side bars, ashereinafter more fullyset forth.

In the annexed drawings, illustrating our invention, Figure 1 is a sideview of a childs carriage embodying our improvements. Fig. 2 showsperspective views of the carriagesprings, and Fig. 3 represents acasting or brace-iron for connecting the side bars to the rear axle.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts in all the figures.

The front and rear axles are connected by side bars, A, the rear ends ofwhich are preferably extended upward and backward, as shown in Fig. 1,to forni the carriage-handles. Vhen made in this form the side bars canbe means of any well-known fastening or connection-such, for instance,as the casting or brace-iron B, (shown in Fig. 3,) said casting being soformed as to correspondwith the curve or bend of the side bar which itis intended to support. The under face of the casting B is formed, inthe usual manner, with lugs or pro- (No model.)

jections ct a, for embracing the rear axle7 and 5o it may also have onits inner edge a perforated ring or extension, Z), for the reception ofa bolt, by which it is firmly secured to the upper side of the axle. Thecurved portion of the side bar, A, is securely riveted to the casting B,and a bolt, c, may also be passed through the side bar, casting, andaxle, as shown in Fig. 1. It will be understood, however, that the sidebars, A, which together serve as a reach for connecting the axles, neednot be extended backward 'to assist in forming the carriagehandle, as itis obvious that the handle can be made separate, and be attached toeither the front or rear end of the carriage in any suitable way. Inthat event the side bars, A, can be made either straight or curved,according to the relative height of the-front and rear axles, and of alength only sufficient to properly connect the same, to

which they can be secured by any suitable 7o means.

The carriage-body C is supported upon the parallel side bars or sills, AA, by means of four longitudinal springs, D D and E E, of the bestmanufacture. Two of these springs 7 5 are connected by their lower endsto each side bar, while their upper ends are secured to the under sideof the carriage-body. The rear springs, D D, incline backward, and arereversely curved, as shown, the front or C 8o springs E E being curvedforward. The construction and form of these compound springs, as well asthe manner of arranging and connecting the same, are clearly shown inFig. 2.

It will be observed that the forward dr lower 8 5 ends of the rearsprings, D D, are securely bolted or riveted to the bars or sills A, theforward ends of which are extended, as shown in Fig. 1, while theirupper or rear ends are secured to the carriage-body in a similar man- 9oner. The forward springs, E E, are then placed in position, their upperends being bolted or riveted to the carriage-body, and their lower endsmade to rest on the forwardly-extended portions of the springs D D, asingle bolt, d, being passed through the ends of said springs, and alsothrough the side bars and front axle, as shown in Fig. 1.

This manner of constructing and arranging I the springs of a childscarriage is simple,v durable, and comparatively inexpensive, besidesrendering1 the oarria-gebody capable of an easy and pleasant motion.

Ve are aware that a child s-carriage body has been supported uponlongitudinal front and rear springs, which are so shaped as to cause thefront springs to project beyond the carriage-body, whereas in ourarrangement the front springs are located entirely beneath thecarriage-body, and are supported upon and secured in place by the sainebolt thatl fastens the rear springs to the side bars. By our anrangement or' independent or separate front and rear springs we guardagainst the breakage of the latter and materially reduce the oostthereof, and also obtain the greatest amount of elasticity of the frontsprings, the latter extending in a rearward direction, or toward thehandles of the carriage.

Having` thus `described `ur invention, what we claim is; Y

In a childs carriage, the combination ofthe rearwardly-extending U:shaped front springs,

springs, with the side bars, A, and the earriage-body C, substantiallyas described.

In testimony' whereof we have hereunto set our hands in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

URIAH MCCLINCHIE. J'. F. BUTLER.

Witnesses:

J A'Mns L. NoRRIs, CLARENCE B. ENsLnY,

